The bench posted the matter for further hearing in the first week of April
An outcome of the petitions may have wider repercussions for many political leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh especially if the petitioners succeed.
The apex Court took suo motu cognisance of newspaper reports in 1994 regarding pollution of the Yamuna and since then it has been monitoring the progress of cleaning up the river by the State authorities.
A division bench asked the respondents to file their replies to the petition filed by the Centre by Febraury 13. \n\n
A bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal has sought a response within two weeks.
Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and some states for the enforcement of emission norms for vehicles.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal said this was not a matter to be mentioned before it since the National Human Rights Commission and the National Commission for Women were looking into it.
A petition said handing over the scheme to the state governments was risky.
"The high court is an institution. It should not be allowed to encourage this sort of superstitions," the SC bench told Senior Counsel T V Viswanatha Iyer, appearing for the Kerala High Court on the matter.
The court has decided to formulate stringent guidelines in this regard.
Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph spoke of the court's initiatives during the golden jubilee celebrations to reduce the number of pending cases.
According to Nariman, journalists should be fearless and expose corruption in judicial system if there is solid evidence to prove that.
The Supreme Court directed the chief secretaries of the states and the Union government to file their written submissions within six weeks.
The court was angry that the government showed little will to stop encroachment on the banks of the river Yamuna leading to its pollution
SC gives radical suggestions to speed up trial
"It is the most frivolous petition," a bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal said dismissing the petition filed by a Varanasi-based advocate and some others.
An application alleges the film was shot in violation of the Wildlife Act.
The court was acting on a petition alleging mining continued in the hills despite a ban by the SC.
The minister was found guilty of conspiring to give licenses for operation of sawmills in the state despite a ban imposed by it.
The states will have to look again into the relief and rehabilitation work they carried out before raising the dam height.
The ruling came from a five-Judge Bench, headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal, on a petition filed by the state of Karnataka.\n\n
A bench comprising Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal and Justice C K Thakker directed that the matter shall be heard in August.
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of key shareholders in Dabhol Power Corporation -- subsidiaries of GE and Bechtel -- on restarting the litigation-embroiled plant
The SC told the Haryana counsel to convey to the state government that the law will deal with those indulging in illegal mining even if the state wished to protect them.
The Court allowed the water level of the dam to be raised from the present 136 feet to 142 feet.\n
The notices came after a petition challenging an amendment that a Member of Parliament or state legislature would not be disqualified from being a member even after being convicted in a criminal case.\n
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all states and Union territories to declare Class XII examination results by June 10 and provide the mark sheets to students by June 15 every year.
The Supreme Court Monday transferred to itself all writ petitions filed in the Delhi high court by 10 members of Parliament challenging their expulsion from Parliament in the cash-for-query scam.
As the Court made it clear it was not inclined to entertain the petition, Forum's counsel Sanjeev Bhatnagar withdrew it and the same was 'dismissed as withdrawn'.
A Division Bench, headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal, asked the Uttar Pradesh government and Allahabad High Court Registrar General to file replies by next Monday.
SC issues notices to the Centre, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on a PIL accusing them of taking no action against trucks that resort to overloading.
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted an appeal filed by Enron promoted Dabhol Power Corporation challenging a Bombay high court order
The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the Lok Sabha Speaker and some others on a petition by former Bahujan Samaj Party member of Parliament Raja Ram Pal, caught on camera in the cash-for-query scam, challenging his expulsion from the House.
Afzal had sought review of the judgment saying that he did not a get fair trial.
The Parliament had expelled 11 members 10 of whom belonged to Rajya Sabha and 1 to Lok Sabha on December 23, 2005.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Reliance Telecom on the recommendation of Environment Pollution Control Authority for imposition of a fine of Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) on it for laying optical fibres through Madhav National Park in Madh
The charge against the corporal was of a serious nature having regard to the force in which he was employed, the apex court said.
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